README.rst
Robot Framework Debug User Interface
Introduction Installation Example Usage Documentation License Introduction
robotFramework-DebugUILibrary is hosted on GitHub where you can find source code, an issue tracker, and some further documentation. Downloads are hosted at PyPI.
Latest version Number 0.9.0
Installation
If you already have Python with pip installed, you can simply install from the command line using:
pip install robotFramework-DebugUILibrary
You may need to make sure you have connectivity to https://pypi.python.org to do this.
Alternatively you can get robotFramework-DebugUILibrary source code by downloading the source distribution from GitHub. After that you can install the library with python setup.py install
Usage Example
Below is a simple example of using the debug UI. You can paste it directly into the RIDE text edit page to try it.
* Settings* Documentation This is a simple example of using the debugger
Library DebugUiLibrary
* Test Cases* Simple Test Open Browser http://www.ucas.ac.uk Debug Log Test Complete
Usage Instructions
Add the command 'Debug' at the line before you want to start debugging. The Debug UI panel surfaces when robotframework executes the "Debug" command. The UI will find xpaths for controls on the page and offer simple commands that may be useful. Click a command to select it and use the Try button to try it out. Experiment with the xpath until the command works as expected. You can use tools like firebug, xpath checker, or you can click and type into the page between attempts. When you are happy with the command click the Save button. When you have finished your debugging session click 'Saved' to see the saved commands. The commands will be automatically put in the paste buffer. Switch to the RIDE Text Edit tab and paste the commands in before you exit the debugger. Click the exit button. The script will continue from the line after the 'Debug' command.
License
Robot Framework DebugUI is open source software provided under under Apache License 2.0. Robot Framework DebugUI documentation and other similar content use Creative Commons Attribution 3.0 Unported license.